Inspiring quotes lead to increased silence
At the top of my Gmail, along with Engadget news, headlines from the BBC and some other slightly odder things, like an advertisement for a Turkish grocery store with a promise of free shipping (hooray!) and a severely recurring recipe for cottage cheese muffins, I am getting a serious of inspirational quotes.
Like these:
James H. Boren – “When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.”
Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues – “The maxims of men reveal their characters.”
Henry Youngman – “If at first you don’t succeed… so much for skydiving.”
Michael Crichton – “I am certain there is too much certainy in the world.”
Michelangelo – “Genius is eternal patience.”
Babe Ruth – “Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.”
Dick Cavett – “If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t either.”
Paul Engle – “Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise.”
Jimmy Buffett – “Indecision may or may not be my problem.”
After all these I felt so inspired, even uplifted that I thought I would write the blog post to end all posts, filled with wit, wisdom and observations about life, parenthood and aging that would reduce all readers to tears of passionate understanding. But then I got this quote:
Abigail Van Buren – “The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.”
Ah, I thought.
The rest is silence.
Great post!
And the more you listen, the less you speak …. and the more you hear … and the more you learn ….
Lot to be said for elective mutism ..
sounds like this quote from Mark Twain: “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.”
I think it was Mark Twain who said: Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
Remembering this one helps me keep quiet sometimes.
Um, this does not excuse you from posting. I understand a sabbatical, a gwlana, a woolgathering.
But it does not mean you can become silent all together. Where would I get my inspiration?